Each Middle School course is designed to teach students to think like a professional within the discipline. Critical thinking skills are emphasized. Integration plays an important role in tying ideas together, and teachers collaborate on specific units when it makes sense to do so and they makes sure to infuse each day in (and out of!) the classroom with enthusiasm and hands-on fun.

Students arrive in Middle School as children and leave as young adults, having progressed through profound biological, social, and cognitive changes. Effective Middle School programs foster and support student growth in language use, problem solving, memory development, ethical maturity, and social presence.

Once Eastside Prep students complete Middle School, they are able to:

• Use the disciplines as a framework for critical thinking,
• Solve complex problems,
• Communicate written ideas thoughtfully and creatively,
• Confidently present information and ideas,
• Use information technology to research answers, and
• Lead compassionately.